This is a list of women candidates who have filed for federal and statewide office and seats for the Missouri General Assembly. Information for this table is taken from the unofficial candidate filing list on the Missouri Secretary of State's website.

All candidates and parties are listed in ballot order. Incumbents are listed in bold.

Last updated: 06/06/2008

When quoting from this page, please cite your source as:The Sue Shear Institute for Women in Public Life

Currently: 33/163 State Representatives = 20% D=23/ R=10National average of women in the House = 24.4%

Current total of women in the General Assembly, 40/197 = 20.3%National average of women in the General Assembly = 23.6%

NOTE: Missouri is tied for 33rd with Texas among the states for the percentage of women in the state legislature, the second lowest among surrounding states. Illinois ranks 18th, Iowa 26th, Nebraska 37th, Kansas 14th, and Arkansas 29th. Vermont ranks first with 37.8%, while South Carolina ranks last with 8.8%.